TY - JOUR

T1 - Visual versus written cues

T2 - a comparison of drug injectors' responses. Have surveys using the written word underestimated risk behaviors for hepatitis C?

AU - Beynon, Caryl M

AU - Taylor, Avril

AU - Allen, Elizabeth

AU - Bellis, Mark A

PY - 2010/8

Y1 - 2010/8

N2 - We examined differences in responses of injecting drug users (IDUs) about sharing injecting paraphernalia using written questions ("written cues") versus video recordings of IDUs engaged in sharing behaviors ("visual cues"). Data were collected in 2007 in cities Liverpool, England and Glasgow, Scotland (N = 204). Participants completed a computer-assisted questionnaire with questions about sharing asked using visual and written cues. McNemar's chi-squared tests and logistic regression models were used. Respondents provided significantly different responses to questions about sharing when asked using visual versus written cues; a considerable proportion of IDUs said they had never shared via front/back loading and via sharing water/bleach for flushing out injecting equipment using written cues but confirmed they had participated in these behaviors when asked using visual cues. Implications and future research are discussed.

AB - We examined differences in responses of injecting drug users (IDUs) about sharing injecting paraphernalia using written questions ("written cues") versus video recordings of IDUs engaged in sharing behaviors ("visual cues"). Data were collected in 2007 in cities Liverpool, England and Glasgow, Scotland (N = 204). Participants completed a computer-assisted questionnaire with questions about sharing asked using visual and written cues. McNemar's chi-squared tests and logistic regression models were used. Respondents provided significantly different responses to questions about sharing when asked using visual versus written cues; a considerable proportion of IDUs said they had never shared via front/back loading and via sharing water/bleach for flushing out injecting equipment using written cues but confirmed they had participated in these behaviors when asked using visual cues. Implications and future research are discussed.

KW - Adult

KW - Data Collection

KW - Female

KW - Harm Reduction

KW - Hepatitis C

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Needle Sharing

KW - Risk-Taking

KW - Substance Abuse, Intravenous

KW - United Kingdom

KW - Young Adult

KW - Journal Article

KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

U2 - 10.3109/10826081003754021

DO - 10.3109/10826081003754021

M3 - Article

C2 - 20438331

VL - 45

SP - 1491

EP - 1508

JO - Substance Use & Misuse

JF - Substance Use & Misuse

SN - 1082-6084

IS - 10

ER -